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11-37-5923
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts
Who documented this quilt?
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts
MASS-Quilts ID Number:
3691
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Width:
81
Length:
81
Quilt top made by:
Tinkham, Eliz. Battles
Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:
Maker is owner's great-grandmother & grandmother
Quiltmaker's state:
Massachusetts (MA)
Quiltmaker's city:
Brockton
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Quiltmaker's D.O.B.:
1847 & 1868
Birthplace, city:
Stoughton & Middleboro
Birthplace, state:
Massachusetts (MA)
Birthplace, country:
United States
Occupation:
housewives
Date of death and location:
1927 & 1930
Quiltmaker's spouse:
Tinkham, Ephraim
Spouse's occupation:
Civil War soldier & prisoner
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Belcher, Elizabeth
Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace and birthdate:
N Bridgewater & Middleboro,MA
Quiltmaker's Mother's Ethnic/Racial Group:
English
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Battles Josiah
Quiltmaker's father's birthplace and birthdate:
N Bridgewater & Warrentown,MA
How did owner acquire quilt?
Inheritance
Time period:
Timespan
Format:
Finished quilt
Technique, piecing:
Hand Piecing
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Vertical rows, horizontal rows and number of blocks:
27 vertical rows, 27 horizontal rows
Block shape:
Squares
Block size:
3x3.5
Fabric fibers:
Cotton
Patterns:
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
1875-1925, chambray/shirtings/full & Half-mourning prints/ginghams/plain weave
Predominant colors:
Black
Overall color scheme:
Light or pastel colors
Quilting:
Tied or tufted
Width between quilting lines:
6"
Binding and edging:
Separate binding applied
Binding; fiber:
Cotton or polyester blend
Binding; weave:
Plain weave
Batting:
Polyester
Backing, number of pieces:
one piece
Backing, fiber:
Cotton or polyester blend
Backing, weave and pattern:
added in 1960
Backing, predominant color:
Blue or Navy
Condition, structurally sound?
This quilt is structurally sound.
Pattern name, no. and source:
2286b
Pattern name, variations and comments:
Trip Around the World
Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:
See notes about connections to Underground Railroad,Civil War,Suffragettes,WCTU. Many family photos.
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1875-1970
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project (MassQuilts)
Cite this Quilt
Tinkham, Eliz. Battle. Trip Around the World. Timespan. From Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project - MassQuilts, Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=11-37-5923. Accessed: 04/25/24